Neetzan Zimmerman

A tubby middle-aged man traveling by plane to the Northeast Chinese city of Harbin chose vanity over his veins last week and ended up in the hospital as a result.

According to local media reports, the unnamed passenger found himself seated next to a very pretty woman, and, fearing she would think less of him if she saw his beer belly, decided to refrain from drinking the entire flight to avoid having to use the restroom.

Additionally, the 40-year-old shunned stretching of any sort, keeping himself in a static position for the duration of the flight.